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To: Mayor Muriel Bowser; Chairman Phil Mendelson; V. Chair Kenyan McDuffie; Chancellor Lewis Ferebee
Petition For Higher Pay, Benefits for DCPS Substitute Teachers in Washington, DC
Petition For Higher Pay and Better Benefits for DCPS Substitute Teachers in Washington, DC
Substitute teachers are vital to student success, stepping in daily to maintain classroom safety and enhance learning. Yet in Washington, DC, these frontline educators are :
· Denied access to paid, relevant, trauma informed, high quality training
· Given assignments that they are not qualified for
· Denied cost-of-living raises
· Denied requested meetings with Chancellor Ferebee or his staff
· Denied pay for school sponsored professional development
· Denied pay for pre-service trainings tat start the week before school starts with the rest of the staff.
· Given assignments that they are not qualified for
· Denied cost-of-living raises
· Denied requested meetings with Chancellor Ferebee or his staff
· Denied pay for school sponsored professional development
· Denied pay for pre-service trainings tat start the week before school starts with the rest of the staff.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, CALL ON:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Chancellor Lewis Ferebee
DC Council Committee of the Whole
National and DC PTA/PTO Leadership
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Chancellor Lewis Ferebee
DC Council Committee of the Whole
National and DC PTA/PTO Leadership
to implement a Substitute Teacher Equity Policy that includes:
· Paid training for trauma-informed classroom management
· Paid training for Special Education partner teaching placement
· A pay increase to $45.00 an hour, with compensation tiers for assignment difficulty and duration
· A formal voice for substitute teachers in school planning, and PTA/PTO participation.
· Paid training for Special Education partner teaching placement
· A pay increase to $45.00 an hour, with compensation tiers for assignment difficulty and duration
· A formal voice for substitute teachers in school planning, and PTA/PTO participation.
Every student deserves a prepared, respected educator, regardless of whether they are a lead teacher, partner teacher, or a substitute teacher. A well-educated, reliable contingent of experienced substitute teachers is necessary to run a school! Washington Substitute Teachers United has been organizing substitute teachers since 2018. WSTU will continue to advocate, to promote equity for substitute teachers.
Why is this important?
If you are a parent, a guardian, a teacher, a principal, or a citizen of the District of Columbia, you should care about this issue because well-educated and well trained substitute teachers (ST) are a critical part of the public school ecosystem. When teachers need to be out of the classroom for meetings, doctors appointments, stress management, illness, or caretaking, an ST should be available to take over. When there is not one available, students are required to split up into other teachers classrooms, overloading that teacher. Or someone from administration is required to neglect their responsibilities and teach the class. These situations are not good for the students. They deserve a skilled substitute teacher to implement the teacher's lesson plan or create alternative learning activities for that class.
We need you to join our campaign asking the DC Mayor and Council to invest in our schools by providing a living wage for ST's and pay for paid professional development for ST's as well. Substitute teachers cannot continue to work for poverty wages and volunteer on professional development days!
We need you to join our campaign asking the DC Mayor and Council to invest in our schools by providing a living wage for ST's and pay for paid professional development for ST's as well. Substitute teachers cannot continue to work for poverty wages and volunteer on professional development days!